Workforce Skilled Instructor, Auto & Diesel Technology

Lone Star College; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Lone Star College System seeks an instructor for Automotive and Industrial Diesel Technology programs. You will plan, teach, and advise students, using innovative methods to improve learning outcomes.

The role emphasizes collaboration with certification agencies and maintaining alignment with state requirements. Strong communication and leadership are essential for student success.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or higher in industrial technology, diesel technology, mechanical engineering, machining technology, or related field.
• Three (3) years of non-teaching work experience in the field.
• ASE Master Automotive Technician or ASE L1/Advanced Engine Performance certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Teaches Automotive Technology and Industrial Diesel Technology courses at various times/locations as needed.
• Develops and uses a syllabus for each course within guidelines.
• Evaluates students and communicates progress promptly.

Skills

Communication skills

Course content mastery

Microsoft Office

Leadership

Collaboration

Interpersonal skills

Lifelong learning

Education

Associate degree or higher in related field

ASE Master Automotive Technician

L1 Advanced Engine Performance

Tools

ASE certifications

Job description

Commitment to Mission

At Lone Star College System, every employee contributes to ourmission of providing transformational educational opportunitiesthat help individuals get from where they are to where they want tobe. Guided by our vision to lead higher education throughhigh-quality, affordable, and innovative learning opportunities,employees are expected to exemplify professionalism, integrity,accountability, and collaboration.

Through our One LSC Philosophy, we deliver excellent anduniform customer service, providing consistent information, anduniformly helping every student regardless of physical location,modality, college, campus, center, or medium.

This commitment supports Lone Star College System's strategicgoals:

1. Opportunity through financial resilience
2. Leading in academic excellence
3. Strength in culture and talent development
4. Connections through bridges of prosperity

Great Colleges to Work For

Lone Star College System is proud to be recognized as a GreatColleges to Work For institution by The Chronicle of HigherEducation. This recognition reflects our commitment to creatingan organizational culture where employees are valued, supported,and empowered.

Qualities of Excellence

As faculty members of Lone Star College, we strive to create anation of world citizenry in our students. Our culture, then,requires the possession of transcendent qualities that, whileimmeasurable, are evident in global citizens. We areself-accountable to being respectful to others through clear andprofessional communication. We are compassionate with our students,colleagues, and ourselves. We are innovative in the pursuit oflearning. Ultimately, we create a culture where learning thrives,people are safe, and we mirror the qualities of worldcitizenry.

Lone Star College faculty are dedicated to four qualities ofexcellence:

• Student Invested
• Content Expert
• Pedagogically Excellent
• Institutionally Dedicated

Campus Marketing Statement

Lone Star College-North Harris

With 100,000 students and counting, Lone Star College Systemprovides transformational educational opportunities that helpindividuals get from where they are to where they want to be. Thetwo-year institution is training tomorrow's workforce today,offering more than 200 degrees and certification programs thatempower students to take the next step.

Lone Star College System has eight main campuses and more than 20locations in the Houston area. Learn more at LoneStar.edu.

Lone Star College-North Harris, nestled on 200 acres of pineywoods, is the original college in the Lone Star College Systemfamily. Serving the community for more than 50 years, LSC-NorthHarris offers more than 60 programs of study, includinguniversity-transfer and numerous education courses and programs.LSC-North Harris is keenly focused on leading-edge technology inemerging technical job fields.

The address is 2700 W.W. Thorne Drive, Houston, TX 77073. Allapplicants must reside in Texas.

Job Description

Purpose and Scope:

Provides direction, teaching, and support for Automotive andIndustrial Diesel Technology Programs course objectives andcontributes to the educational environment of the Lone Star Collegeand the community. Responsibilities include teaching and advisingstudents. Primary functions are to plan, maintain, access, andteach courses within the curriculum in a manner that facilitatesstudent success and student learning.

Essential Job Functions:

1. Teaches courses in Automotive Technology and Industrial DieselTechnology at a variety of times and locations in response toinstitutional needs, making continuous efforts to improve thequality of instruction by reviewing and utilizing innovativemethodologies, techniques, and delivery methods
2. Develops and uses a syllabus for each course or laboratorywithin college and departmental guidelines
3. Evaluates students to measure their progress toward achievementof stated course objectives and informs them in a timely manner oftheir progress in the course. Identifies and assesses student whoare in need of additional instruction to successfully complete thecourse objectives
4. Responsible for recruiting and advising students in theirarea
5. Responsible for managing their classrooms and labs, includingassuring lab facilities meet state requirements
6. Responsible for assisting with student job placement
7. Works directly with certification agencies to ensure alignmentand high level of program and student success
8. Responsible for other reasonable, related duties asassigned

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Mastery of course content
• Excellent computer and organizational skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Applications and Outlook
• Demonstrated leadership skills; style that emphasizescollaboration, teamwork, and facilitation.
• Excellent interpersonal skills in order to work effectivelywith a wide variety of people at various levels
• Commitment to academic excellence, exceptional service andproviding a dynamic climate for life-long learning
• Ability to use effective strategies to engage students in theirlearning

Physical Abilities:

• Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily withfingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling
• Picking, holding, or otherwise working, primarily with thewhole hand
• Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/ornegligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry,push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body
• Ability to push, pull, squat, turn, twist, bend, and stoop
• Ability to receive detailed information through oralcommunication, and to make the discrimination in sound
• Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction
• Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken wordincluding those activities in which they must convey detailed orimportant spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly,or quickly
• Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparingand analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computerterminal; and/or extensive reading

Work Schedule and Conditions:

• Equipment used includes a PC workstation running on a LAN in aMicrosoft Windows environment, calculator, phone and other generaloffice equipment. Equipment generally associated with Automotiveand Industrial Diesel Technology
• Interface with internal and external contacts as needed to carry out the functions of the position
• Work is performed in a climate-controlled office with minimal exposure to safety hazards

Required Qualifications:

• Associate degree or higher in industrial technology, dieseltechnology, mechanical engineering, machining technology, or related field, and three (3) years of non-teaching work experiencein the field and ASE Master Automotive Technician and L1 (AdvancedEngine Performance Specialist) OR ASE certifications G1(Maintenance & Light Repair), A4 (Suspension & Steering),A5 (Brakes), A6 (Electrical/Electronic Systems), A8 (EnginePerformance), and L1 (Advanced Engine Performance)

Salary

Commensurate with education, experience and qualifications.

Your salary offer would fall in that range is determined by yourrelated experience and education. Should you receive an offer ofemployment from Lone Star College, the resume submitted in theapplication process will be utilized to calculate your salaryoffer. The information outlined below will provide the Office ofHuman Resources everything needed to determine an accurate startingsalary.

Your resume should provide a complete picture of your workexperience. The resume should include the following information foreach position listed:

1. Length of time (specific months and years) of employment
2. If the position was full time or part time
3. If the position was paid or unpaid
4. Level of degree completed including date earned.
5. Unofficial transcript for highest earned degree

Additionally, any certifications listed as required or preferred inthe Lone Star College job description should be included in the resume submitted.

Benefits Marketing Statement

By joining our top-notch institution, you will enjoy being a partof an organization that offers a supportive, collegial workenvironment and excellent work/life balance. This includes a fullcomprehensive and competitive benefits package, wellness programs,professional development opportunities, sabbatical opportunitiesand more.

Lone Star College is an EEO Employer. All positions aresubject to a criminal background check.

Lone Star College participates in the E-Verify program, under whichLone Star College provides the federal government with informationfrom each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm that the employee isauthorized to work in the United States.

More information on the E-Verify program is available atwww.dhs.gov/E-Verify .